Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Rochester's SAT midpoint is 120 points higher than Loyola Marymount's

    SAT midpoint
  2. 2

    U. Rochester costs about $7.3K less per year on average than Loyola Marymount ($53,024 vs. $60,285, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    U. Rochester's grants cover 38% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at Loyola Marymount

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    U. Rochester graduates 7 pts more of its students than Loyola Marymount (88% vs. 81%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    U. Rochester has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Loyola Marymount (17% vs. 13%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Loyola Marymount has 4 pts more first-gen students than U. Rochester (22% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

U. Rochester admits 42%, Loyola Marymount 45%; Loyola Marymount's yield is higher, at 15%.

Acceptance rate
Loyola Marymount45%
U. Rochester42%
Quad's selectivity
  • Loyola MarymountVery selective
  • U. RochesterVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Loyola Marymount
1265–1410
U. Rochester
1400–1510
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Loyola MarymountRigor and GPA very important79%
  • U. RochesterRigor and GPA very important56%

Who's on each campus

Loyola Marymount is a bit larger than U. Rochester (7,094 vs. 5,882 undergrads); U. Rochester has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Loyola Marymount7.1K
U. Rochester5.9K
Pell Grant share
Loyola Marymount13%
U. Rochester17%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Loyola Marymount, and Biology/Biological Sciences at U. Rochester; U. Rochester has 9 students per faculty member to Loyola Marymount's 10.

Students per faculty member
Loyola Marymount10 to 1
U. Rochester9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Loyola MarymountPsychology, General9%
  • U. RochesterBiology/Biological Sciences, General13%

What each costs

U. Rochester costs about $7.3K less a year than Loyola Marymount on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Loyola Marymount$60.3K
U. Rochester$53K
Aid generosity
Loyola Marymount29%
U. Rochester38%

What each pays off

U. Rochester's former students earn more, a median $79K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Loyola Marymount$78.3K
U. Rochester$79K
Graduation rate
Loyola Marymount81%
U. Rochester88%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Loyola Marymount got more selective while U. Rochester got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Loyola MarymountGrowing+91%
  • U. RochesterGrowing+23%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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